Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 6, 2006PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, ALEXANDER, and LEVY, JJ.
Dissent/Concurrence: DANA and SILVER, JJ.
Dissent/Concurrence: CALKINS, J.
LEVY, J.
[¶ 1] These criminal appeals call upon us to consider the measures required to assure valid waiver of the right to counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 6 of the Maine Constitution when a criminal defendant proceeds to trial without counsel. We consolidated these cases for briefing and argument together with State v. Gach, 2006 ME 82, 901 A.2d 184, but they arise from unrelated prosecutions…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by23 opinions
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